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Sacramento Kings owners to vote on potential move

by Take Two

DeMarcus Cousins #15 of the Sacramento Kings stands on the court during the final minute of their loss to the San Antonio Spurs at Sleep Train Arena on February 19, 2013 in Sacramento, California. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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A few months ago, our state capital was on the verge of losing its lone big league professional sports team to the Pacific Northwest, but now it looks like Sacramento might be keeping its Kings after all.

The NBA team's owners, the Maloof family, had agreed to sell to a group of investors in Seattle, including Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, but this game isn't over just yet. Owners will vote on a potential move at a meeting in Dallas today.

David Carter, executive director of the USC Marshall Sports Business Institute, joins the show with more on what might happen next.

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